Was inclined to erect a home on the open ground (6)
I believe the answer is:
leaned
'was inclined' is the definition.
(to lean is to incline)
'erect a home on the open ground' is the wordplay.
'erect' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'a home' becomes 'den' (an animal's home).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the open ground' becomes 'lea' (I've seen this in another clue).
'den' reversed gives 'ned'.
'ned' after 'lea' is 'LEANED'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for leaned that I've seen before include "Inclined, titled" , "Rested against as for support" , "Inclined, tilted" , "Sloped or rested against" , "Inclined, slanted" .)